SHC softball makes NAIA Top 25

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 10:15am

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Spring Hill College softball team was ranked No. 25 and received 103 votes in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll released on Tuesday evening.

Six other Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) teams joined SHC in the Top 25 as Lee University came in at No. 4, Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) at No. 7, William Carey University at No. 9, Brenau University at No. 14, Belhaven University at No. 17 and the University at Mobile at No. 21.

The Badgers were last ranked April 19, 2006 at No. 25.

The NAIA poll is voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independent and unaffiliated groupings.

Spring Hill (24-6, 4-3 SSAC West) will next host the AUM Warhawks (22-1, 0-0 SSAC West) in a divisional doubleheader at Murray Field on Thursday at 1 p.m.